British nuclear submarine collides with merchant vessel off Gibraltar

oh shit, not good

The Royal Navy said it has launched an immediate investigation after HMS Ambush was involved in the "glancing collision" while submerged off the coast of the British territory.
There is "some external damage" but no crew members were injured, it added.
The Astute-class attack submarine's nuclear reactor was undamaged.
In a statement on the Ministry of Defence website, the Navy said the incident took place at approximately 13:30 local time on Tuesday.

more [link to www.bbc.com]

Good.

Bout time.

somebody is fired

Something went BERZEK off Gibraltar Strait

video at link (as best I can tell) shows tugboats assisting the sub !!

VIDEO: UK Royal Navy Nuclear Submarine Collides with Merchant Vessel off Gibraltar


old video, sorry

Last Edited by bluebonnet on 07/21/2016 08:04 AM

If the captain of that sub needs a Job

I hear walmart is hiring

obama fired all the people in our navy.

Maybe we could hire him..

Full moon fever!

Quite a few pics at this link --

... The boat was involved in the collision despite being equipped with what the Royal Navy boasts are "world leading sensors".

The 7,400 tonne Astute-class vessels, which cost more than £1 billion each, carry torpedoes for targeting enemy submarines and ships and Tomahawk cruise missiles.


[link to www.telegraph.co.uk]

Thread: Cutie Navy Ensign in a Pretty Dress LINK

HMArmedForcesReview ‏@ForcesReviewUK 1h1 hour ago
and I thought only the conning tower was damaged. #Sonar2076 #HMSAmbush [link to twitter.com (secure)]

red-box pics here --
New pics of #HMSAmbush in #Gibraltar reveal damage to 2076 sonar paris dome. Via @MAnahory [link to twitter.com (secure)]

WHAT'S 8 OR 10 BILLION DOLLARS.

ENGLAND CAN AFFORD IT

Spain seeks 'urgent' answers from London after nuclear sub collision

... The incident sparked environmental fears as well as concerns it could lead to yet another diplomatic row between London and Madrid, which wants Gibraltar back centuries after it was ceded to Britain in 1713.

... "We don't have any form of report to see if there was a radioactive leak," he said.

"We don't know exactly where the collision happened, where the other vessel is, whether the vessel that collided with the submarine was a freighter, an oil tanker... We don't know whether there was a leak from the vessel."

more [link to www.yahoo.com (secure)]

pin request, please --

was the merchant vessel employing the latest anti radar anti sonar stealth cloaking technology?

I haven't yet found the name of the merchant vessel --

pic at link with red-circle around an individual --

Tom Antonov ‏@Tom_Antonov 5m5 minutes ago
#HMSAmbush involved in a glancing collision
The guilty person is clearly identified...
Dammit Carl, you had one job!
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This article cites the merchant vessel as a "tanker" --

[link to uklivenews.org]

I heard he wasn't indicating when he was turning and one of his side lights were out ..

No point renewing #Trident if we can't competently operate a submarine. #HMSambush #eyeswideshut
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oh well, just like a little fender bender I guess (just with a nuclear sub) --

Reactors in those subs are pretty advanced it would take a lot to cause issues

LOL someone is getting fired!
[link to www.dailymail.co.uk]

it seriously ambushed itself, then got itself scared and smashed a old tanker .

How with all the advanced systems they have in these could they not see or know where that tanker was?
Its mind boggling.